Jessica Alba - Celebrity Byte

by John Gaudiosi

Jessica Alba burst onto the scene in James Cameron's Dark Angel TV series, and since then, has made her mark on the silver screen in hit films like Sin City, Into the Blue, and Fantastic Four.

This summer, Alba returns with her superhero role of Sue Storm in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Alba worked closely with 2K Games on the upcoming video game tie-in and is looking for ways to become even more involved with the gaming industry.

Jessica Alba has a close encounter with the Silver Surfer in the Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer film. Photo by Diyah Pera/FOX.

What role do you see video games playing today in Hollywood?

I think games play an important role in movies. It's all entertainment. It's all fantasy, and it's a way for people to connect to the movie by living vicariously through the characters in the video game. It's a great role-playing experience. I've had a go or two at 007 and there's a part of me that likes to pretend that I'm James Bond.

What do you think of what they can do with video games today?

The graphics are insane. They're so real. I grew up playing Bomberman and Pac-Man and Super Mario Brothers and Zelda, where you had just this little guy who could barely walk and the music was like doot... doot... doot. And the way they walked was so stiff and robotic. And now the game characters look like people moving around. It's a similar technology to what we use in Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer. We now know how to make films that are completely animated and computer-generated, and convincingly real.

I have seen myself in video games, like in Dark Angel or the first Fantastic Four game. It's totally weird. It's like having an action figure.

Director Tim Story gives Jessica a few pointers on driving the Fantasticar. Photo by Diyah Pera/FOX.

Have you seen yourself in the video games you've worked on in the past?

I have seen myself in video games, like in Dark Angel or the first Fantastic Four game. It's weird. It doesn't seem like me, but it is. It's totally weird. It's like having an action figure. It's super cool, but it's like, there's no way this is real. You know they do body scans and everything to make the game characters look as much like you as they can. It's completely cool and bizarre.

Did you get a chance to play the games you were in?

I have played both of those games, but I don't last very long. I get frustrated. I just got the Wii and that's fun. I play all of the Wii Sports games, like bowling, tennis, and baseball. That's a lot of fun.

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